pedophile

== English == === Alternative forms === paedophile (UK) pædophile (dated) === Etymology === From pedo- (“child”) +‎ -phile, after Ancient Greek παιδοφῐ́λης (paidophĭ́lēs) (from παῖς (paîs, “boy, child”) +‎ φιλέω (philéō, “to love”)). === Pronunciation === (UK) enPR: pēd'-ə-fīl', IPA(key): /ˈpiː.dəˌfaɪl/ (US, Canada) enPR: pĕd'-ə-fīl', IPA(key): [ˈpʰɛ.ɾəˌfaɪ̯ɫ], [ˈpʰɛ.ɾoʊ̯ˌfaɪ̯ɫ] (General Australian) enPR: pĕd'-ə-fīl', IPA(key): /ˈpe.dəˌfɑel/, /ˈpɛ.dəʉˌfɑel/ === Noun === pedophile (plural pedophiles) (American spelling) (psychiatry, sexology) An adult or older adolescent who is sexually attracted to prepubescent children. [from 20th c.] (derogatory, by extension, common use) An adult who is sexually attracted to or engages in sexual acts with a child under the age of consent. (derogatory, by extension, nonstandard) A consumer of lewd artwork of characters under the age of consent. ==== Usage notes ==== In the US, the official psychiatric designation for pedophilia (according to the DSM-IV) is: "Over a period of at least six months, recurrent, intense, sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges or behaviors involving sexual activity with a prepubescent child or children." ==== Synonyms ==== childlover (euphemistic) ==== Antonyms ==== teleiophile ==== Hyponyms ==== mysoped (“a sadistic pedophile”) korephile nepiophile ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ====